tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post3589245123262063375..comments2020-04-19T21:40:36.517-07:00Comments on The Naked Truth about Literature and Life: Do Not Call MeNaked Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610889028003179649noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-77689331825607648292013-04-08T14:06:12.737-07:002013-04-08T14:06:12.737-07:00A profile is emerging here. Men tend to talk to th...A profile is emerging here. Men tend to talk to these people. Woman don&#39;t. What does that mean?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by ayjay!Pattyhttp://www.patriciasmiley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-42840667330052954142013-04-08T14:04:47.800-07:002013-04-08T14:04:47.800-07:00That&#39;s hilarious. Only you would point that ou...That&#39;s hilarious. Only you would point that out, Mims. Pattyhttp://www.patriciasmiley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-31431072755723447182013-04-08T13:24:52.676-07:002013-04-08T13:24:52.676-07:00That sounds so frustrating!
When the caller is fo...That sounds so frustrating!<br /><br />When the caller is for a survey, my husband will sometimes spend 10 minutes talking to them while lying about every answer. He calls it &#39;skewing statistics&#39; :)<br />AJ Lauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354238149097137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-36681922405924261242013-04-08T13:20:19.336-07:002013-04-08T13:20:19.336-07:00From mims:
The irony here is that one prays to Sa...From mims:<br /><br />The irony here is that one prays to Saint Anthony in order to recover lost things....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-49449590530310578302013-04-08T11:20:56.102-07:002013-04-08T11:20:56.102-07:00I used to be polite like your husband, Mo, but I d...I used to be polite like your husband, Mo, but I doubt the people who call have the authority to take your name off the list, so it&#39;s a good exercise in humanity but probably a waste of time otherwise.<br /><br />Don&#39;t these people know we will not buy their products if they irritate us?Pattyhttp://www.patriciasmiley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-25850324951607821722013-04-08T09:11:31.462-07:002013-04-08T09:11:31.462-07:00My husband is more patient than I. I will simply h...My husband is more patient than I. I will simply hang up but he expends the energy to tell them to take our number off their list and do not call again. He will then file a complaint to the Do Not Call registry for repeat offenders. I wish no organization was exempt, especially during elections.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712287890895445671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-67738685379699884992013-04-08T09:08:35.370-07:002013-04-08T09:08:35.370-07:00Our J, I did not know that about your dad. Very im...Our J, I did not know that about your dad. Very impressive guy. Too bad he never had a satellite office in L.A.<br /><br />I have never hung up on a friend, either. I&#39;d guess that the percentage of my personal versus telemarketing calls is now about 30/70. Bummer.Pattyhttp://www.patriciasmiley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-92087716289253247592013-04-08T09:04:39.632-07:002013-04-08T09:04:39.632-07:00Sandy, that&#39;s my problem, too. I&#39;ve tried ...Sandy, that&#39;s my problem, too. I&#39;ve tried to turn down the ringer volume but it&#39;s still loud and distracting. Once I read a suggestion that you blow a whistle into the receiver when you recognize the call as a telemarketer but I was always afraid I&#39;d damage somebody&#39;s hearing.Pattyhttp://www.patriciasmiley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-82632906271619234852013-04-08T07:39:20.590-07:002013-04-08T07:39:20.590-07:00Telemarketers are the reason I have an answering m...Telemarketers are the reason I have an answering machine. However, that doesn&#39;t stop the constant ringing of the phone...<br /> SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26196992.post-2297185051902595842013-04-08T06:47:32.998-07:002013-04-08T06:47:32.998-07:00from Jacqueline
There&#39;s always that tell-tale...from Jacqueline<br /><br />There&#39;s always that tell-tale gap when the caller&#39;s automatic dialer and them picking up the call do not mesh - I just put down the phone. If I&#39;d done it by accident to a friend, well, they&#39;d call back, if only to ask me why the heck I did that - but it&#39;s never happened. Even if the telemarketer starts talking, I just hang up - it allows them to get onto the next caller anyway, and I just don&#39;t have the patience for it any more. Well said, Patty (but running out and leaving the drop cloths and paintbrushes? Can&#39;t have been a good painter, because a really good painter spends serious money on the best equipment, and would not leave it behind - my father was a Master Craftsman painter and decorator, and was very, very fussy about his brushes and other tools).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com